Ray Saintonge wrote:
20,000 Google hits is not a characteristic of a
neologism.
The difference is that "parascience" assumes good faith;
"pseudoscioence" does not.
The other difference is that, as you'll see if you look through the
search results, "parascience" has a different meaning entirely: the
paranormal and [[anomalous phenomena]].
Yes, I did have that concern, which is why I would prefer the broader
term "alternat[iv]e science.
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